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A Child of Books
A Child of Books | Oliver Jeffers, Sam Winston
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JoyBlue
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December reading recap: Last month, 14 of 29 books read rated high enough to make the list. https://debbybrauer.org/#december-2021-recap

Moonprismpower Oh I love the fantastic flying books. Did you see the video of the books. I love it 2y
JoyBlue @Moonprismpower I haven't! I'll add it to my watch list. 2y
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JoyBlue
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keys_on_fire Woohoo! 2y
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MrBook
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My nephew sure does like his books! 😍😍😍

Ruthiella Runs in the family! 😀 3y
Gissy Ahhh so cute! Great job by showing him the love for books📚📚📚❤️❤️❤️ 3y
TheSpineView Adorable! ❤ 3y
NovelGirl82 What a cutie!! 3y
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ephemeralwaltz
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My #highlightoftheday for you (I just decided I'm going to make this a recurring hashtag)
I love everything that Oliver Jeffers creates. Art like this makes me happy to work in the children's section. This isn't just a picture book, it is so much more. A love letter to books, stories and the neverending world of imagination ❤️ *crying*

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled I need this! 5y
Tanisha_A ❤️ 5y
Kalalalatja This is such a lovely book ❤️ 5y
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charl08
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Booktrust are looking for comments on what reading together offers children.

"We‘re working on exciting project and we need your help! We want to find out more about all the ways reading together has supported children‘s wellbeing. If you have a personal story you can share, get in touch by emailing comms@booktrust.org.uk

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erzascarletbookgasm
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We loved Oliver Jeffers and when my kids were young I tried to find his books to read to them. This is a tale about the joy and rewards for reading and sharing stories. A lovely read for young and young-at-heart.

#30JuneBooks #picturebook

Cathythoughts Lovely post Jessie 👍🏻♥️ 5y
TrishB They look lovely ❤️ 5y
erzascarletbookgasm Thanks @Cathythoughts @TrishB 💕 The illustrations are adorable too. 5y
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GatheringBooks
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#NewHogwartsAdventure Day 13: The #Keys to Empathy, compassion, greater understanding, and shared humanity lie in the pages of a book - we just need to unlock it to determine its secrets. Accdg to Fats‘ review: “Through stories and imagination, A Child of Books reminds readers that we live in world of endless possibilities. It‘s the perfect book for readers, storytellers, and wordsmiths.” Her full review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-ez9

Graciouswarriorprincess I loved this book! 6y
Reviewsbylola This looks so sweet. 6y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks ❤️❤️❤️ 6y
vkois88 I need this... 6y
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TheKidUpstairs
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My oldest dude is practising his math skills, using piles of books. I guess you could say he's my son 🤗

#raisingreaders

Betty As long as brother doesn't knock down tower! 6y
TheKidUpstairs @Betty LOL 😂 I sensed the same danger! Connor now has his own stack to build and knock down at will. 6y
Foxyfictionista I wish he'd pointed all of the spines in the same direction so I can see what they are. 😃 6y
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ElleSkel
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📚Memoirs in used bookstores but usually New Releases

💫 “What if I fall? Oh,but my darling,what if you fly?”
- -Erin Hanson

📚 A Child of Books by Oliver Jeffers

💫 @Broke_Girl_Reads

#FridayFavorites @Lova

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LibrarianRyan
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5⭐️ Why doesn't Oliver Jeffers have more awards. Seriously. The guy writes picture books that make you want to rip your heart out and share it with everyone around. This time, a little girl is telling the reader what it is like to live in a world of stories. To be full of imagination, to dare, to dream, to be anyone you want. Add amazing illustrations, and this book should have a Caldecott medal on the front. Alas, it doesn‘t, but read it anyway.

Graciouswarriorprincess I loved this book! 6y
Lindy I am totally with you in regards to Oliver Jeffers. All the stars. All the awards. 👍 6y
LibrarianRyan @Lindy everyone I read just gets better and better. 6y
Lindy @LibrarianRyan It‘s his heart that gets to me every time. Funny, and so humane. 6y
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Kalalalatja
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My #Firstreadoftheyear and my #shortestbookIread are both picture books. It was a close call for stortest book, since the tagged book is 36 pages, while Night Shift is only 32.

#Allthebooksof2017

LeahBergen I love the illustration on the cover of A Child of Books. 😍 (edited) 6y
TheKidUpstairs I love A Child of Books. @LeahBergen all of the illustrations inside are so amazing! 6y
Kalalalatja @LeahBergen what @TheKidUpstairs said 👏 it is such a sweet book! 6y
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TheKidUpstairs
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A girl of imagination sails a #seaofbooks in this beautiful celebration of the written word.

#booksacrossoceans @pri_bibliophile @mellisarock

CrowCAH Love it! 😍 7y
mellisarock I love to see how people interpret prompts! Amazing! 😘 7y
merelybookish His books are wonderful! 7y
pri_bibliophile 😍😍 7y
charissharpe Gorgeous! 7y
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TheKidUpstairs
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Sydsavvy ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
Laalaleighh Oh I so want to read 84 chasing cross road! Epistolary is my favorite! 7y
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TheKidUpstairs
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I got this book from the library today for my little dudes, and now I NEED to own a copy. I don't know that they quite cared for it on a first read, but I fell in love. All the feels. A love letter to books, imagination, and bookish childhoods.

I don't know that the photo does it justice, but the mountain they are climbing is made from the text of Peter Pan 😍😍😍

Caroline2 I've read some of his other books! My eldest loves Stuck and my youngest loves lost and found! Defo going to be checking this book out now too! (edited) 7y
TheKidUpstairs @Caroline2 he has some great stuff. Have you read Stuck with your kids? Dude the elder LOVES it, he thinks it's the funniest. 7y
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courtneybee
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I have three shelves in my bedroom and a couple downstairs as well so there's no way to get all of them in one shot. (I live with other bookworms so we keep buying more shelves -- and more books! It's a vicious cycle.) Some of the shelves are organized by color or genre but this one is just random.

This shelf has my record collection below it and my art print collection on the walls above.

#shelfie #aprilbookshowers

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Kalalalatja
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The pride and joy of my apartment 😍📚 and lots of room still! #Shelfie

#AprilBookShowers

britt_brooke Ooh, pretty! 7y
LeahBergen Beautiful! 7y
Cinfhen Fabulous 💞💞💞 7y
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RealLifeReading Wow!! ❤️❤️❤️ 7y
Merethebookgal So pretty! 7y
ReadingOver50 Love your shelves 😍 7y
Caroline2 Lovely!! 😍 7y
drokka Give it time. 7y
Eyelit Pride and joy indeed! So awesome! 7y
Yournewfriendsams 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽😍 7y
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Lea
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The illustrations using words of books are amazing. I am a child of books. I love that a girl is leading a boy to stories and imagination.

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BookishClaire
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World Book Day news & pics & the shortlist for the YA Book Prize are among today's bumper crop of Brit Lit news. https://britlitblog.com/2017/03/02/today-in-brit-lit-news-2nd-march-2017/

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JessReads
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This is a scene from my favorite #childrensbook (picture book), A Child of Books. It's definitely a reader's book, with beautiful book and font themed artwork. #riotgrams

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Sarah83
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What a lovely book to finish a very bad day. 😍 Thank you @Kalalalatja for mentioning it. 😙

kyraleseberg One of mine and my daughter's favorites! 7y
Kalalalatja I am glad it helped a bit! 👍💕 7y
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Sarah83
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After having a bad day and driving to hospital with grandma all I need now is a pretty little story. 😙 Bf just bought it in a little book store today.

@Kalalalatja Do you remember this? 😉

vivastory Sorry to hear you're having a difficult day. I hope your grandma recovers. 7y
Sarah83 @vivastory Grandma isn't very ill, she is only old and always thinks, that the family doesn't take care of her enough. So sometimes she wants to be taken to hospital, because then the family is alarmed. 🤐 7y
Kalalalatja I hope the book helps with the bad day! It is such a sweet story. And what a great bf you have 💕 7y
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DebinHawaii What a day! Hope the book helped! 💜 7y
Sarah83 @Kalalalatja Bf got a list in the morning, so he had to go shopping 😉 7y
Sarah83 @DebinHawaii A little bit. Thanks. 😍 7y
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Kalalalatja
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It is my first day back in school after the holidays today, so I am pretty tired. Therefore I went for something light as my first read of 2017. Sweet illustrations with quotes from classic children's books and a simple story about the wonders of books. A great way to start a new reading year. And also my first read in both the #LitsyAtoZ and #readharder challenges 👌

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Kalalalatja
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I don't have a #thismonthstbr exactly. Instead I am just gonna read what I want to from my TBR shelf pictured above. Plus I got a couple (or six) books coming in the mail next week. So I have enough to choose from 📚

#readJanuary

cariashley Good plan. Daughter of Smoke and Bone is 👍🏻👍🏻 7y
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jess.johnson
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Such a beautiful book from @LoganGS

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courtneybee
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a part of my Christmas haul: you think my family knows I like books? #merrychristmas

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MarriedtoMrT
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A beautiful picture book for adult book lovers but maybe not actually a picture book for kids, at least not young ones.

BookFreakOut Always looking for additions to my picture book collection! 7y
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brilliantglow
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for this is our world we've made from stories

Kimzey 😍 7y
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brilliantglow
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I bought this book for my daughter for Christmas, it's a very cute, fun story. I love that the illustrations are built on text from classic works like Alice's adventures in Wonderland.

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Bibliogeekery
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This book!! 😍😍 It's going to be hard to wrap this one up and give it away!! 😍😍

[DELETED] 2678557665 So so so good! 7y
ReviewsandReadathons That's looks beautiful! Must check out. 7y
That-Bookish-Hiker I don't have any kids and all my neices and nephews are past the age for this book. I told my husband that and he said "Just buy it for yourself." Lol I'm totally going to do that. That books is just amazing. 7y
Graciouswarriorprincess I adore this book! 7y
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TheWellAccompaniedBook
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"I have sailed across a sea of words to ask if you will come away with me."

Laura317 💙💙💙 beautiful!! 7y
TheLondonBookworm That's gorgeous! 7y
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That-Bookish-Hiker
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This children's book is amazing! I saw it at Powell's and I wish I had a kid to give it to.

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GatheringBooks
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I was inspired by fellow Litsy users to share my reading stats for 2016. I suspect this will be updated by end of the month.

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TheWellAccompaniedBook
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I bought myself a gorgeous picture book today. For me. Not for my kids.

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CopperfieldsBooks
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New York Times-bestselling author/illustrator Oliver Jeffers and fine artist Sam Winston deliver a lyrical picture book, inspiring readers of all ages to create, question, explore, and imagine. #CopperfieldsRecommends

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TheLudicReader
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I couldn't resist picking this book up on my weekly stop at Indigo.

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eekabook
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A very beautiful and whimsical picture book about the importance of books and imagination. Sam Winston's art was a great mixture of ink, word, and photography. I especially loved the page where the trees were made from books! I thought this was quite different from Oliver Jeffers normal books, which usually contain a good amount of humor.

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LauraBrook
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A charming and imaginative picture for book for kids who are a little older. A girl rides a sea of stories to help a boy stuck in a box of facts. Featuring wonderful text-based and combo drawing and photo illustrations, it's really wonderful. I'm. Using myself a copy!

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kyraleseberg
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The story and illustrations combine to create a beautiful book for children and adults alike. Lines from literary classics including Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Peter Pan are used to create images that spur the imagination.
A recent fave library find!

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JessReads
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This image barely captures how incredible this artwork is! Definitely my new favorite picture book!

(The text to the left reads, "This is our world" ...To the right, "we've made from stories.")

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TirzahPrice
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This year's indie bookseller's gift guide is full of such good stuff. Going to take a walk and paint the town with it.

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lesliemarie
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This book almost made me cry when I saw it today! It so perfectly illustrates the significance of the love for reading and imagination.

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missbeth
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" and upon my Imagination.... I float." Love love love.
#literarytattooalert

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gibblr
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A beautiful early birthday present from @WanderingBookaneer today! The book is simple, yet amazing. I love it! ❤️❤️❤️

thegirlwiththelibrarybag A very happy unbirthday to you! 7y
Lindy "We're made from stories" - great quote. ❤️ Oliver Jeffers! 7y
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Read66
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A perfect picture book for anyone (of any age) who loves the classic stories and of course books in general. Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston incorporate quotes from the classics into the book's illustrations to emphasize the precious nature of stories and the imagination. Every book lover should have this love letter to books!!

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jessicarenee
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For this is our world we've made from stories. 📚📖💜💚💙💛❤️📖📚

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missjenniferlowe
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What a wonderful and beautiful book! I could look at the illustrations, most of which are made of words, forever. Just amazing.

BookBabe 😍!!! 8y
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Bette
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Under the dedication is this quote: "The universe is made of stories, not of atoms." Muriel Rukeyser.

From what I read on Litsy, we each could be called "A child of books." This is the library copy but I just love this book. I think I need one that is mine, mine, mine. ?

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Bette
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To me, it's all about the magic of words, no matter where they are. The previous page: "on my imagination I float."

CherylDeFranceschi Beautiful! 8y
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AmyStewart
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Thank you, @OliverDepp at @WORDBookstores in Jersey City, for turning me on to this gorgeous children's book. Everyone in the store adores it--it is practically their little pet. Illustrated with really intricate typography that you can actually read. And this store is in such a charming neighborhood! Get over there. #getindie

TheLondonBookworm 😍😍😍 8y
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AmyStewart
A Child of Books | Oliver Jeffers, Sam Winston

Thank you, @OliverDepp at @WORDBookstores in Jersey City, for turning me on to this gorgeous children's book. Everyone in the store adores it--it is practically their little pet. Illustrated with really intricate typography that you can actually read. And this store is in such a charming neighborhood! Get over there. #getindie